GNRG Xplore Spring Semester Theme

Xplore GNRG is a wonderful introduction to our award-winning STEM programs. Xplore GNRG is designed around focused monthly workshops that introduce students to cutting edge green engineering and design. The workshops provide the balance between weekly, guided seminars on ‘green’ topics with hands-on design challenges utilizing the Engineering and Design Process (EDP). The list below provides a proper introduction and exploration of Xplore GRNG STUFF topics.

1. GRNG Bootcamp - shop/lab safety protocols, materials/equipment, rapid cycle design challenges
2. Material Re-engineering - fused plastics, product development and design, cradle to cradle philosophy (http://msi.apparelcoalition.org/#/)
   
3. Biomaterial Engineering - Mycelium as replacement for polystyrene
4. Green Plastics – Milk protein and other bio-based plastic formation
5. Trash Menagerie – a found object Kinetic Sculpture project

Xplore Fall Semester Theme - POWER!!!!!!!!!!!!

DEC/JAN - KINETIC GOLDBERGS

November WIND

Mechanical, Electrical, Windbelts, VAWT, HAWT???

	day1	day3	day2	day4
wk 1	intro inspiration- videos/articles/kickstarters differentiate mechanical, Electrical, HAWT, VAWT	Empathy Brainstorm	intro inspiration- videos/articles/kickstarters differentiate mechanical, Electrical, HAWT, VAWT	Empathy Brainstorm
wk 2	prototype	test/rebuild	prototype	test/rebuild
wk 3	Geography, Physics, and Electrical Engineering		Geography, Physics, and Electrical Engineering
wk 4	prep for functional scale prototype	Tday holiday - short week	prep for functional scale prototype	Tday holiday - short week

October - SOLAR

Solar Thermal and Solar PV

	day 1	day 3	day 2	day 4
week 1	intro inspiration- videos/articles/kickstarters differentiate Thermal / PV	Empathy Brainstorm	intro inspiration- videos/articles/kickstarters differentiate Thermal / PV	Empathy Brainstorm
week 2	prototype	test/rebuild	prototype	test/rebuild
week 3	Geography, Physics, and Electrical Engineering		Geography, Physics, and Electrical Engineering
week 4	build, test, rebuild, evaluate	build, test, rebuild, evaluate	build, test, rebuild, evaluate	build, test, rebuild, evaluate

The Design/Engineering Process in one page

Solar Design Challenge Resources for Inspiration and Discovery
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/search?term=solar

http://www.instructables.com/tag/type-id/category-workshop/channel-solar/

Here's the xplore GNRG rubric for our design challenges

September - BOOTCAMP

C/D 1-3 and C 2-4

	day1	day3	day2	day4
week1	paper tower/shop tour/safety		paper tower/shop tour/safety
week2	case study: energy use/loss soccet, nanolight and build high rise test / rebuild	finish high rise	case study: energy use/loss soccet, nanolight and build high rise test / rebuild	17 reasons
week3	penny battery	penny battery	penny battery	penny battery
week4	solar ovens inspired research + design	develop prototype feed back materials check field data build test rebuild	solar ovens inspired research + design	develop prototype feed back materials check field data build test rebuild

solar ovens





Steven Johnson Ted Talk "Where Good Ideas Come From"


IDEO Process

November - WIND

Mechanical and Electrical

December - Micro Hydro and Pedal

Mechanical and Electrical

January - Kinetic Goldbergs

Exactly what it says!

Xplore GNRG is a wonderful introduction to our award-winning STEAM programs.
The workshop model provides the balance between weekly guided seminars on ‘green’ topics with hands-on projects utilizing the Engineering - Design Process (EDP). The semester split below provides a proper introduction and exploration of GNRG topics and allows students to take both semesters without overlap.
Xplore GNRG is designed around focused workshops that introduce students to cutting edge green engineering and design.

Fall Semester - Power
1.GNRG Bootcamp - shop/lab safety protocols, materials/equipment, GNRG philosophy
2. Basic Green Technology (solar, wind, micro-hydro, peddle-power, electrical/mechanical systems)
3.Basic biodiesel (chemistry, engineering, physics)




Spring Semester - Stuff
4.GNRG Bootcamp - shop/lab safety protocols, materials/equipment, GNRG philosophy
5..Basic -material engineering ( Mycelium - biomaterial engineering, Aquaponics-urban agriculture)
6. Basic bags (fused plastics, material re-engineering, cradle to cradle philosophy)



COLLABORATION AND PERFORMANCE EVALUATION RUBRIC

rubric for teamwork and self assesment.doc

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